Engine Archives – CarTreatments.com Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:17:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cartreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-gear2-32x32.png Engine Archives – CarTreatments.com 32 32 Spark Plug Blew Out of the Cylinder Head (Causes and How to Prevent) https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/ https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:14:29 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510734 When you’re driving down the road, the last thing you expect to happen is for the spark plug to shoot out of your engine. But what the heck does it mean when the unexpected happens and the spark plug is ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/feed/ 0 Cold Air Intakes: Are They Worth the Money? https://cartreatments.com/is-cold-air-intake-worth-it/ https://cartreatments.com/is-cold-air-intake-worth-it/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:20:34 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510681 One of the first things many car enthusiasts upgrade when they get a new car is the intake system. The reason is pretty simple, they’re easy to install, widely available, and they offer a bit of a performance boost. But ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/is-cold-air-intake-worth-it/feed/ 0 Understanding Rod Knock (Symptoms, Causes, and Repair Cost) https://cartreatments.com/rod-knock/ https://cartreatments.com/rod-knock/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:24:53 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510653 There are few circumstances as nerve-racking for the average motorist as that which surrounds the sudden occurrence of a strange or new sound, being emitted from beneath a vehicle’s hood. Most hear a sound of this nature and instantly panic, ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/rod-knock/feed/ 0 5 Symptoms of Bent Engine Valves (and Cost to Fix) https://cartreatments.com/bent-engine-valve-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/bent-engine-valve-symptoms/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:10:15 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510583 Although we hope to never find our vehicle’s engine in a state that warrants internal repair, the possibility of such issues is never out of the question. Unfortunately, repairing issues of this nature tends to be relatively costly, and rather ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/bent-engine-valve-symptoms/feed/ 0 Service Engine Soon Light Is On (What Should You Do?) https://cartreatments.com/service-engine-soon-light/ https://cartreatments.com/service-engine-soon-light/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:44:43 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510510 Nobody wants to see lights staying on the dash after they start everything up, but did you know that some lights don’t necessarily mean there’s a problem? That’s the case with the service engine soon light, so you can take ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/service-engine-soon-light/feed/ 2 6 Reasons Your Check Engine Light Is Flashing and Car Is Shaking https://cartreatments.com/check-engine-light-flashing-car-shaking/ https://cartreatments.com/check-engine-light-flashing-car-shaking/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:58:40 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510375 Few situations can stress the average motorist quite as extensively as suddenly noticing that their vehicle has begun violently shaking, all in the presence of a newly illuminated check engine light.  A situation of this nature is typically followed by ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/check-engine-light-flashing-car-shaking/feed/ 0 5 Symptoms of a Bad IAT Sensor (and Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/bad-iat-sensor-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/bad-iat-sensor-symptoms/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:48:12 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510367 One would find themselves hard-pressed to recite the comprehensive list of sensors utilized by the modern automobile, in its entirety. Almost every function performed by today’s vehicles is now supported by feedback relayed by one or more sensors. This feedback ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/bad-iat-sensor-symptoms/feed/ 2 Driving Without an Oil Cap (Is It Ever Ok To Do?) https://cartreatments.com/driving-without-oil-cap/ https://cartreatments.com/driving-without-oil-cap/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:18:05 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510300 Over the course of a lifetime, the average motorist will find themselves contending with a number of odd situations. When such circumstances arise, one must assess the gravity of the situation itself, while also determining how best to proceed. At ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/driving-without-oil-cap/feed/ 1 5 Symptoms of a Bad Air-Fuel Ratio Sensor https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-bad-air-fuel-ratio-sensor/ https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-bad-air-fuel-ratio-sensor/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:35:49 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=509867 If you’re like most people, you probably know very little about your car’s air fuel ratio sensor. But what if I told you that this little piece of equipment is responsible for ensuring that your engine runs smoothly and efficiently? ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-bad-air-fuel-ratio-sensor/feed/ 0 7 Symptoms of Too Much Transmission Fluid (and How to Fix) https://cartreatments.com/too-much-transmission-fluid/ https://cartreatments.com/too-much-transmission-fluid/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:24:05 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=509813 If some fluid is good, more must be better right? That couldn’t be farther than the truth when it comes to transmission fluid. You don’t want too much, and you certainly don’t want too little. For optimal performance, it needs ... Read more

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